Men's Hammam
Artist
Monika Bulaj(Polish, born 1966)Polish, born 1966
CulturePolish
Titles
- Men's Hammam
- A men’s hammam in Kabul, a bath full of steam and whispers. To cleanse one’s body both of dirt and spiritual contamination is an art in Islam, a spiritual practice, a pleasure and often an obsession as well.
- from the series Nur/Light: Afghanistan, Not the War Only
Date2010, printed 2011
Place depictedKabul, Afghanistan
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/16 × 19 13/16 in. (33.1 × 50.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/16 × 19 13/16 in. (33.1 × 50.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/16 × 19 13/16 in. (33.1 × 50.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael L. Klein
Object number2024.1414
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in ink, bottom right corner: Monika Bulaj / Kabul, Afghanistan, 2010
Verso: Signed and dated in ink, bottom right corner: Monika Bulaj / Kabul, Afghanistan, 2010
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Unknown Tibetan
18th Century or earlier
Gold, bronze, and pigment
2004.2404
